The Water Cloud Sect overlooked the ocean. The exit that Wen Xuan ultimately decided on was near a coastal area. As soon as they left the cave, they could feel the ocean wind greeting them, carrying in a salty taste from the air in the surrounding.
Before them was the view of the vast blue ocean and waves hitting the rocks, creating countless water foams. Looking behind them, they can still faintly see the silhouette of the Water Cloud Sect. The black fog following that demon enveloped over the entire space above. Separated by the mountain range, momentarily, they didn’t have to worry about being discovered.
“We’re safe……”
“We’re really safe……”
The people following Wen Xuan couldn’t resist mumbling to themselves. Then, they looked at each other, seeing the relief from surviving a calamity on each other’s faces and almost started crying tears of joy.
In this kind of moment, the only one not happy was probably Jian Yi.
However, Jian Yi didn’t do anything, only watched them with cold eyes: “Don’t get too happy. If we continue to stand here without moving, it’ll catch up to us eventually.”
Hearing these words, the crowd instantly quivered and all looked over.
But Jian Yi didn’t bother with them, only found a direction himself and walked off. In a blink of an eye, he left the crowd behind quite a distance.
However, even at a time like this, Wen Xuan only needed to call “Jian shidi,” softly from behind him to make him stop and wait obediently.
“You’re this unhappy?” Wen Xuan walked beside him again and rubbed him on the head.
“No.” Jian Yi awkwardly shook his head: “I only want to leave this place as soon as possible, that’s all.”
In this brief conversation, the other people managed to catch up. Some of them originally had bad tempers. Because of Jian Yi’s unfriendly attitude, at this time, they looked at Jian Yi with quite the hostility. Yet both sides worried about giving Wen Xuan face, so in the end, they didn’t fight openly, only looked at each other with mutual detest, that’s all.
After that, they followed the coast and continued to walk, actually managing to interact harmoniously throughout the journey.
But where exactly were they headed off to, Wen Xuan didn’t have an answer. The Water Cloud Sect could no longer guarantee their safety. However, was there even a safe spot in the entirety of North Ning? Originally, everyone placed high hopes in the big protection arrays. But in front of the demon, it was like paper glue. This was the case for the Water Cloud Sect. This was also the same for the rest of the big sects. No need to even mention other places.
Because of this demon, there was no safe place in the North Ning Continent at the moment.
Wen Xuan clearly wasn’t the only one aware of this fact. As they traveled along the coast, they saw plenty of cultivators rushing into the boundless ocean, directly casting behind everything on land in search of survival in the ocean.
“Wen-ge,” Someone couldn’t help but ask: “What exactly is on the other side of the ocean?”
Wen Xuan sighed: “It’s only the ocean.”
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This ocean was called the Endless Ocean. As the name implied, it was impossible to reach the end. In the past, there had been Elders from the Water Cloud Sect who went exploring in the Endless Ocean. It’s reported that the ocean wasn’t actually completely empty. There’s still many scattered islands. Although the resources weren’t as bountiful as compared to the mainland, after careful exploration, it’s enough to cultivate. The only problem was that the Water Clan was cruel and vicious, so it was somewhat troublesome.
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“But none of us have stayed in the ocean before. Who knows what will happen.” Someone else retorted quietly: “To hastily go there without careful consideration isn’t really a good idea……”
Just as these words sounded, two beams of light from cultivators flew by and charged into the ocean, making the crowd even more indecisive. Wen Xuan looked over carefully and discovered that one of these beams seemed somewhat familiar.
Wen Xuan promptly flew up and chased after them. As expected, it was someone he knew.
That Cultivator Sun, who had traveled together with him because of that thing with Murong Feng, actually also appeared here.
“Cultivator Wen,” When this Cultivator Sun saw Wen Xuan, he could be considered pleasantly surprised: “It’s great that you’re safe.”
Then the two people exchanged information and Wen Xuan learned that this Cultivator Sun wasn’t actually trying to escape into the ocean like the other people. Instead, he was sent by Murong Feng to investigate the territories in the ocean. However, after he arrived, he discovered that such a major thing had occurred in the Water Cloud Sect. Not knowing Wen Xuan’s whereabouts, he was just pondering on if he should report to Murong Feng.
“Is Murong-xianzi also considering going off shore?” Wen Xuan asked.
“To be quite honest, Murong-xianzi said that the mainland will face extreme chaos soon.” Cultivator Sun sighed: “I once tried to convince her to return to Central Sheng, but xianzi said that Central Sheng won’t have peace soon either. She’d rather look off-shores, so that’s why I’m here to scout.”
As they conversed, the person who was originally traveling together with Cultivator Sun already flew off quite the distance. Cultivator Sun saw this and could only say his goodbyes to Wen Xuan, turn around, and hastily give chase.
Wen Xuan then returned to the group and related this conversation briefly.
Murong Feng’s name was pretty well known to everyone. It instantly triggered a commotion. After the commotion, even more people expressed that they agreed with Murong Feng’s judgement and wanted to give off-shore a try. Those who refuted before also unconsciously quieted down.
However, Wen Xuan was generally a rather cautious type of person and wouldn’t make such a major decision so easily. At a time like this, he normally would ask Jian Yi for his opinion.
Jian Yi only smiled: “If we really have to head into the ocean, shixiong, you can really call this ‘different route, same destination.’”
These words sounded somewhat strange, but Jian Yi didn’t explain and only added: “But you can rest assured. I can promise, if you really went off-shore, Shixiong, you can live peacefully for a dozen years with no problems.”
To Wen Xuan, these words from Jian Yi were a huge anxiety reliever.
This was pretty much decided. However, they didn’t immediately start their journey. Instead, they first got ready to set off into the ocean anytime, all the while surveying by the oceanside for a few more days.
The demon occupied the Water Cloud Sect for many times. Then, like it was digesting something, it spent many days unmoving.
“It’s swallowing all of the strength accumulated in that huge protection array.” Jian Yi said: “It will become even more formidable than before.”
When the demon finally became active again, it seemed to have left its frenzy mode and recovered its intellect. For a period of time, there were many Nascent Soul cultivators who came forth to attack it, yet they couldn’t even eliminate that black fog. Instead, they received grave injuries from the black fog’s counterattack and ended up dying to the demon in their carelessness.
It was pretty much confirmed that Nascent Soul Daoist Masters could no longer do anything about this demon. The crowd guessed that if they really wanted to subdue this demon, perhaps they needed a Dasheng cultivator to step forth. However there were no Dasheng cultivators in North Ning. They probably can only depend on those three outer clans to relocate people from Central Sheng.
Then after that, the people expected to be sent from Central Sheng were nowhere in sight. Instead, the demon used the Water Cloud Sect as its stronghold and spread that black fog further and further, looking like it was about to envelop all of the entire North Ning Continent inside. Wherever the black fog was covering, the cultivators would feel like their spiritual energies were being suppressed. In the black fog, the small demons, however, were like fish back in water and saw everything before them as their own hunting grounds. In a blink of an eye, the land was swarming with disasters. Such a big North Ning Continent unexpectedly became the playground of demons just like this.
More and more people escaped outward to the ocean. Murong Feng also finally left Anfeng City and met up with Wen Xuan by the coast.
Wen Xuan immediately saw the young child in her arms. This child was currently already 3-4 years old and can already walk around on his own. However, he must be tired so he was sleeping soundly in Murong Feng’s arms at the moment. The elbow that was exposed outside of his sleeve was no longer white and chubby as before. Instead, it was like rice colored jade, extremely soft. Clearly, he’s been very well spoiled.
Wen Xuan couldn’t help but smile: “Looks like he’ll be a young lord in the future.”
“Of course the young child I raised is a young lord.” Murong Feng smiled with narrowed eyes, wanting to wake this child up so he could greet Wen Xuan. However, Wen Xuan stopped her.
Wen Xuan then carefully examined the aura on the child’s body. Because Murong Feng cleansed him nonstop day and night before, right now, this child was purified to the bones and flesh, without any hints of demonic energy remaining. He even carried a clean, calm feel, surprisingly just like a child born from an influential cultivation family.
“It was really great to have given him to you back then, xianzi.” Wen Xuan said with a smile.
Murong Feng wasn’t humble at all. Smiling and nodding, she looked at the young child in her arms very tenderly.
She only remained by the coast for an hour, speaking with Wen Xuan. Then, she got on the Thousand Sunshine Trading Company’s prized ship and sailed off into the ocean. She actually wanted to invite Wen Xuan to journey together with her. Wen Xuan didn’t belong to a Sect at the moment anyways. Joining Thousand Sunshine Trading Company was a great idea. Wen Xuan didn’t agree however.
What’s worth mentioning was that some of those who originally pledged to follow Wen Xuan to death, saw the Thousand Sunshine Company’s prized ship, and became envious, wanting to seek protection under the Thousand Sunshine Company instead. The people who wanted to do this weren’t much, only 3 among the 24. They immediately encountered disdain from the other 21 people. Wen Xuan didn’t care however. On the contrary, he specifically talked with Murong Feng and asked her to take good care of those three people.
Before she left, Murong Feng left some message talismans so that they could contact each other in the future. Murong Feng also stated clearly that when a suitable time comes, perhaps she could have the child meet Wen Xuan and Jian Yi.
After the Thousand Sunshine Company’s prized ship left, Wen Xuan flew up, protected the people behind him, and they all headed out to sea.
Murong Feng sent people to scout out the road before. She also had divine tools to help her distinguish the direction. In comparison, Wen Xuan had nothing over here. However, Wen Xuan’s group didn’t travel around like headless flies. As long as Jian Yi stepped forward and pointed in a direction, he was more useful than any divine tools.
Every once a while on their travels, Jian Yi would even provide several possible directions and let Wen Xuan choose.
Wen Xuan didn’t know if it was his misconception, but every time after he made his choice, Jian Yi’s expression would always become somewhat ambiguous.
After traveling this journey without mishap for about 3 days, the crowd finally saw an island that was capable of accommodating all of these people. The island was covered by greenery, with mountains and water. A stream even followed along a cliff and created a waterfall. When the crowd looked over, they only thought this place was a beautiful paradise.
After touching down on the island, the crowd explored all over and discovered a feeble spiritual vein inside this mountain. This spiritual vein definitely couldn’t compare with the mountains of the Water Cloud Temple, but right now, they were only equivalent to a group of sectless cultivators. For sectless cultivators to have a spiritual vein like this was already an extravagant thing.
“This is the place then, Wen-ge!”
“This place is great!”
Buzzing and chirping, the crowd was extremely excited. There were even people who started to plan out the location of their residence here.
With a smile, Wen Xuan looked at them. However, he discovered that at some unknown time Jian Yi had already retreated to the edge of the island and was currently looking at the waves crashing against the shore, dazing off.
Wen Xuan originally thought he had some differing opinions. However, on closer examination, he was really only dazing off.
“What’s the matter?” Wen Xuan reached out and patted him on the shoulder.
Jian Yi turned his head, looked at Wen Xuan’s hand, then continued to look at the waves. With a sigh, he said: “Different route, same destination.”
What? Wen Xuan couldn’t help but feel stunned.
Then Wen Xuan turned his head to look behind him. He saw the rest of the people still enthusiastically exploring the island, then bent his knees and sat beside Jian Yi: “Is it…… the story you read before?”
Jian Yi’s eyelashes trembled. He also bent his knees and sat down shoulder to shoulder with Wen Xuan: “That story and the current you are already very different.”
“Yet different route, same destination?”
Jian Yi remained silent for a long time, as if deliberating his words.
After a long time, Jian Yi said: “I am unable to tell you a lot of the content in that story. However, one portion of it seems okay now. For example…… do you know, in that story, how you left the Water Cloud Sect?”
Jian Yi has never spoken about that story before. Wen Xuan however, could make a general guess. In that story, he didn’t have Jian Yi beside him. Just this one factor can bring endless variation.
For example, at the very beginning, when Wen Xuan had to choose between continuing to cultivate the method that Jizi Ang gave him or simply falling back into foundation building, Jian Yi was the one who told him ‘without destruction, there can be no construction.’ Without Jian Yi, he might not have even discovered that Jizi Ang was that kind of villain. Yet in the end, Jizi Ang didn’t get his way? In that story, he also left the Water Cloud Sect?
“Jizi Ang wanted to use you as a pillar to allow him to reach Nascent Soul. However, at the last moment, he failed. Your resistance was beyond his expectations, and directly destroyed his plans. Then……”
Jian Yi patted the ground below him: “You left the Water Cloud Sect and came here.”
That’s right. Here. No lie. Just this island. Clearly, so much has changed already. The reason for going off-shore was different. The time was different. The method for finding the way was different. Even the number of people arriving on the island was different. But it just had to be this island.
And it was here that Wen Xuan lived through the most peaceful years of his life, until the arrival of that one thing many years later.
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The past few chapters were very fast paced, that it’s already been 3-4 years.